Gelechia flavipalpella
Gelechia flavipalpella is a moth of the family Gelechiidae. It is found in the Democratic Republic of Congo and South Africa.[1]
| Gelechia flavipalpella | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Gelechiidae |
| Genus: | Gelechia |
| Species: | G. flavipalpella |
| Binomial name | |
| Gelechia flavipalpella Walsingham, 1881 | |
The wingspan is about 17 mm. The forewings are fuscous with a purplish tinge and with an almost obsolete darker fuscous spot beyond the end of the cell. The hindwings are cinereous.[2]
References
- Afro Moths
- Trans. Ent. Soc. 1881 (2) : 262
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